Re: [PyrNet-L] HEALTH, CHAT: More Chemo for Clondike

[Joy Mccarron <joym@monmouth.com>]

David and Nancy,   Maggie and I are keeping our fingers and paws crossed
that all will go well for Dear Clondike!!!!    Keep strong,  Joy McCarron
(Maggie's Mom)
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From: David P Kintsfather Jr <kintsfat@kutztown.edu>
To: Great Pyrenees Discussion List <PYR-L@APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 9:11 PM
Subject: [PyrNet-L] HEALTH, CHAT: More Chemo for Clondike


> Clondike is an 11 1/2 year-old Pyr bitch who was diagnosed with lymphoma
> 11 months ago.  She has had a rocky 11 months involving first chemotherapy
> with traditional drugs which yielded a 16 week remission post-chemo, and
> then a short course of chemotherapy with a brand new protocol developed at
> Ohio State (DMAC) which gave her a 12 week remission post-chemo.
>
> Unfortunately today her nodes were back up and we began another course of
> the DMAC protocol.  DMAC calls for weekly treatments alternating between
> two combinations of chemo agents (which are new only in their use for
> lymphoma).  Clondike got moderately sick from the 2nd cycle of the first
> combination of drugs and more severly nauseous from the 2nd combination.
> Our hope is that by pre-treating with sub-Q injections of Centrine we can
> prevent, or at least minimize, the vomiting this time around.
>
> While Clondike has been a little lethargic this last week, she is
> generally doing well and still seems to be enjoying life, so we hope to
> provide her with another remission.  Last time she attained a nearly full
> remission within 12 hours of the first DMAC treatment.  Keep your fingers
> crossed that she is still responsive to these drugs.  It is somewhat
> encouraging that she managed to hold a 2nd remission for 75% of the length
> of the 1st remission.  The general rule is that each successive remission
> is only half the length of the one before, but our oncologist said
> early-on that she was getting better than average remission times and
> ratios.  DMAC is so new that there really isn't much of a track record
> with it.
>
> I wish the news were better, and I admit I had dared to hope for a longer
> remission, but we are trying to take things a day at a time.  Clondike is
> better at this than we are.
>
> David, Nancy and Clondike
>
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